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The second part is from Prakrit𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀬(kāriya), from Sanskritकार्य(kārya), whose variant in 𑀓𑁂𑀭(kera) gives rise to the variant मेर(mera) of this word. The medial -k- has been lost between vowels.
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahāriya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 554: “Ap. mahāriya-, mēra-”